Penshaw, Thomas Humphrey's Farm

HER Number:
16876

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Penshaw, Thomas Humphrey's Farm

Place:
Penshaw

Map Sheet:
NZ35SW

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Land Use Site

Site Type: Specific:
Farm

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Farm at the north end of Old Penshaw shown on the 1775 Tempest plan and subsequent plans. Tithe plan 1848 states the landowner as George Frederick D'Arcy Lambton, 2nd Earl of Durham and the tenent as Thomas Humphrey.

Easting:
3302

Northing:
5398

Grid Reference:
NZ33025398

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2014, Penshaw: Not just a monument - Historic Village Atlas; Tempest Estate Map, 1775 (DRO NCB 1/X 227)